The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

OndIltS w. 1911 VI Iowa Slty mas
been appointed Surveyor-general of
Nevada.
Five fine steamships are under con-
struction in the ship-yards at Detroit
and vicinity.
The democrats of Winona, Mime
sofa, have nominated John a. Math-
ews for mayor.
John L. Petit, the veteran printer
OF Cincinnati, died on Tuesday in his
eighty-ffth year.
The birthday presents received by
Emperor William are sufficient to I'LL
five furniture-vans.
Rev. DIR. McGlynn is about to lee
ture in New York on the struggle OF
labor against capital.
The court house at Yorkville, Hi
nois, was burned Friday morning, but
the records were saved.
James +. Benedict has been APP
pointed collector of internal revenue
for Colorado and Wyoming.
The Burlington road reports its
gross earnings for 1886 at $26, 72S, 4OS,
and its net surplus at $3.50, S3l.
Senator Cullom is said to have paid
his fare from Washington to Spring
field. where he arrived Sunday.
Gambling implements to the value
OF $4,000 were on Saturday burned by
the New York police authorities.
The death is announced of w. II.
Trayers, broker, OF New York,
famous as wit and a stammerer.
James 81. Trotter, the new recorder
OF deeds at Washington. is in dan
ger0us condition from pneumonia.
Experiments made by the French
government at Toulon with u self
steering torpedo resulted in failure.
The treasury department reports 634
Aistilleries in operation throughout the
country, Kentucky leading with l56.
The state officers of Indiana re-
iected proposition by a New York
house to loan 100000 ut q per cent.
A contract has been made at Mexico,
Missouri. for boring we'll three
thonsa,d feet, in the hope of striking
oil
A Jury has been secured at Sioux
City for the trial of ArensdorI Tor
the murder of Rev. George Z. HAD
dock.
Nine horses in stable at Mason
CITY, Iowa, are affected with epizooI
resembling the national epidemic OF
1872
The Government tried dynamite
gun in New York, and 1t threw COM,
Cal shell weighing $50 pounds over -
miles.
Rev. L. w. Gunsalus of Baltimore
mas accepted a call TO the PulpiI VI
the Plymouth Congregational church,
Chicago. -,
r. Il. Handsford, of Carthage, Ill
/. inojs. received $27 for the scalps or
I nine young wolves found IN MS
pasture.
The railroad commissioners of New
York have presented the legislature
!: report against the heating OF cars
by stoves.
Armed men blew out the bank OF the
Wabash and Erie canal at Defiance
Ohio, and destroyed the locks VIII
dynamite.
The Indianapolis Base Ball club has
paid S12. 500 for the st. Louis FRANCHISE
and passed resolution against play
ing on Sunday.
The steamship Scotia. with nine nun
bred passengers, went ashore FRIDAY
on Long Island. All the passenger
were saved.
If Assistant Secretary Fairchild i;
not selected. the chances are that SOM
Western banker will be Secretary q
the Treasury.
For the first time in the history O
san Francisco. "a vessel has been char
tered for cargo of Hawaiian suga
for New York.
A collision of Fort Wayne train
near Leetonia, Ohio, caused the deaf
of Engineer Beall. Eight other pei
sons were injured.
By an explosion in the Bull collier
at Sydney, South Wales. eighty-1v
men were entombed. Seven corpse
have been taken out.
1t is said the reporters of New OF
have formed an assembly OF u
Knights of Labor, every paper Ill tt
city being represented.
James Kearney, New York alto
ney, is missing, and so is about SSO. IN
in cash belonging to the firm VIII
which he was connected.
Senator Colquit, of Georgia, is st
speaking in Michigan in behalf OF Il
proposed prohibitory amendment to Il
constitution Of that state.
Emperor William received l,64S co
gratufatory dispatches on his rece
birthday. Sixty of the number we
sent from the United States.
Mrs. Fred Nelson, sister of Ere
erick Gerhard, has been granted
divorce mt Newport. Rhode Island, al
the custody of three children.
The grand jury at Chicago has ]
turned indictments against Comm
sioner ID. j. Wren, and ex-Comm
sioners j. +. Van Pelt and Ada
Ochs.
C. M. Henderson, a shoe manufa
turer of Chicago. has accepted an OF
of S25, 900 from the citizens OF Dixie
Illinois, to locate his factory at Il
place.
The state of California has obtain
Judgment against two former hart
commissioners for 100000 misapp
priated by the secretary of the co
mission.
At Beatrice, Nebraska, Friday, ia
son Marion was hanged for the murt
of John Cameron fifteen years a
The sheriff found Marion in Kan
Jail in 1888.
President Fitzgerald of the LII
National League has issued an app
for financial help for the people
ireland in the fight against Eng